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Research Trend Analysis of Health Literacy on Female Marriage Immigrants in Korea

국내 결혼이주여성 대상 건강문해력 연구 동향

  • Received : 2020.10.31
  • Accepted : 2020.11.16
  • Published : 2020.11.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the current state and trends of health literacy research conducted on female marriage immigrant in South Korea over the past 10 years. A total of 107 related studies were searched through the web database, and 10 of them that met the inclusion criteria were finally analyzed. Most of the studies conducted in the healthcare fields such as nursing. Of the 9 studies were descriptive study, and there were no intervention studies. Most of studies involving women from main country of origin such as Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, and many studies conducted convenience sampling of less than 200 subjects from some regions for reasons such as accessibility. As a tool for measuring health literacy, KHLAT was most frequently used. For future research, collaborative research with healthcare fields and other fields through interdisciplinary interaction is necessary, and a circumstance in which field workers actively participate in research should be prepared. In addition, further studies including larger sample and community-based intervention improve health literacy are needed. Finally, efforts to improve the methodological consistency in the application of health literacy tools and to develop standardized instruments are required.

본 연구는 지난 10년간 국내 결혼이주여성을 대상으로 이루어진 건강문해력 연구의 실태와 동향을 확인하기 위한 탐색적 연구이다. 웹 데이터베이스를 통해 총 107편의 관련 연구가 검색되었고 이 중 선정기준에 부합한 10편을 최종 분석하였다. 결혼이주여성의 건강문해력에 대한 연구는 간호학 등 보건의료계열에서 실시된 연구가 많았다. 대다수가 조사연구였으며 중재연구는 없었다. 베트남, 중국, 필리핀 등 주요 출신국 여성이 포함된 연구가 많았고, 접근성 등의 이유로 200명 미만의 대상자를 일부 지역에서 편의 표집한 연구가 많았다. 건강문해력 측정 도구로는 KHLAT가 가장 빈번하게 사용되었다. 추후 연구를 위해 학제 간 교류를 통해 보건의료계열과 타 분야와의 공동연구가 필요하며, 현장 실무자가 연구에 적극 참여하는 환경을 마련해야 할 것이다. 또한 지역사회 기반의 건강문해력 향상 중재연구를 실시할 필요가 있으며, 전국 단위의 폭넓은 대상자를 포함한 연구가 더욱 진행되어야 할 것이다. 마지막으로, 건강문해력 도구 적용 상의 방법론적 일관성을 높이고 나아가 표준화된 도구를 개발하기 위한 노력이 요구된다.

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